December 2001 when the unknown narrator who we come to find out is Amir‚ gets a phone call from an old family friend from Pakistan‚ after the phone call he finds himself reminiscing over his childhood that molded him. The author uses a handful of adjectives and descriptors to paint a vivid picture of Amirs memories‚ suggesting he may be reminiscing about simpler‚ more peaceful times. In The Kite Runner‚ Khaled Hosseini
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friends are coming to dinner. | |1. Positive Addition |And is used to connect words or phrases. And may be |He is waving his arms and shouting at us. | | |used to connect two independent clauses. |It was raining hard‚ and there was a strong wind. | | | | | |and (и‚ а) |
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LLD 1 Feb. 23 2014 Exercise 1.9 The woman held a book in her left hand. The book was thick‚ so she was tired She was in the parking lot and waiting for her ride. Finally a small and blue car stopped next to her. When she opened the door to the car‚ a white poodle jumped out‚ ran quickly into the parking lot and disappeared between the parked cars. Exercise 1.10 1. The sleek dolphins leaped out of the water in long and graceful arcs. 2. The green ugly monster walked out of the black lagoon
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Examples and Practice) Conversion of simple sentences into complex A simple sentence may be converted into a complex sentence by expanding a word or phrase into a subordinate noun clause‚ adjective clause or adverb clause. *By expanding a noun/noun phrase /adverb etc. into a noun clause 1. He admitted his mistake -------------- He admitted that he had made a mistake. 2. He came at 5 p.m . ----------------------- It was 5 p.m. when he came. 3. His silence proves his guilt
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conjunction is a joiner‚ a word that connects (conjoins) parts of a sentence. * You can use a conjunction to link words‚ phrases‚ and clauses‚ Examples: I ate the pizza and the pasta. Call the movers when you are ready. KINDS OF CONJUNCTIONS Coordinating conjunctions * A coordinating conjunction joins parts of a sentence (for example words or independent clauses) that are grammatically equal or similar. A coordinating conjunction shows that the elements it joins are similar in importance and
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Part 1 The English adjective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Part 2 Old English adjective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Part 3 Middle English adjective. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Part 4 Early Modern English adjective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Conclusion .
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Noun phrase (NP); Verb phrase(VP); Adjective phrase(AdjP); Prepositional phrase (PP); Adverb phrase (AdvP) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Reference: phpSyntaxTree - drawing syntax trees made easy." ironcreek.net :: welcome. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 12 Sept. 2012. . Question 2: (15%) 1. as well- off as (comparative clause) 2. while Rebecca is still partying day and night (adverbial clause) - (contrast) 3. unless you’ve got a Bachelor Degree (adverbial clause) - ( condition) 4. that the misunderstanding
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DELHI - 110 051 FAX : 011-22091791; EMAIL : progress.india@vsnl.com Key to An Easy Approach to COMPOSITION and GRAMMAR 82 Key to An Easy Approach to Gram. & Comp. 8 1. WORDS‚ PHRASES & SENTENCES Ex 1 : Write ‘P’ against a phrase‚ ‘C’ against a clause and ‘S’ against a sentence. 1. A backing sound P 2. Sat on a wall C 3. Fond of Music P 4. Delhi is a big city. S 5. Rats are not found here. S 6. Plastic is very durable. S 7. A fair little girl P 8. He pays the debt. C 9. While it is raining C 10
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Noun The part of speech that is used to name a person‚ place‚ thing‚ quality‚ or action and can function as the subject or object of a verb. Types of Noun: There are following types of Noun: 1. Common Noun 2. Proper Noun 3. Material Noun 4. Abstract Noun 5. Material Noun 6. Countable Noun 7. Uncountable Noun 1. Common Noun: They are simply words that name people‚ places‚ things‚ or ideas. But they are not the actual NAMES of people‚ place or things. For example Girl is a COMMON NOUN
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Mohamad Saleh1rst Hour 11/05/14 Caesar Adjective Quiz Brutus: A. Brutus is patriotic. To be patriotic a person must feel love and duty toward their country. Brutus after reading the letter Lucius had found he says "Oh‚ Rome‚ I make thee promise If the redress will follow‚ thou receivest Thy full petition at the hands of Brutus" (Act 2‚ Scene 1‚ Lines 56-58). Also during his explanatory speech after killing Caesar he says to the people “Not that I love Caesar less but that I loved Rome more" (Act
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